libera/##covid-19/ Friday, 2023-09-22

BrainstormNew from Ars Technica: Health: US to again offer free COVID tests ahead of respiratory virus season → https://arstechnica.com/?p=197032200:27
BrainstormNew from Science-Based Medicine: Doctors on Measles:  “NEVER Listen to the Anti-Vax Cult When They Say This ‘Natural’ Disease is Harmless”.  Doctors on COVID:   : Measles and COVID are different, of [... want %more?] → https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/doctors-on-measles-never-listen-to-the-anti-vax-cult-when-they-say-this-natural-disease-is-harmless-doctors-on-covid-%f0%9f%98%82/09:17
BrainstormNew from BMJ: Health MOTs: consider reference change values: In their article Buss and colleagues state: “Furthermore, many common tests, such as serum lipids, have substantial measurement variation, making repeated measurements (as might occur in a yearly ‘MOT’) challenging to interpret.”1Although true, the term [... want %more?] → http://www.bmj.com/content/382/bmj.p2175.short09:47
BrainstormNew from Il Sole 24 Ore: (translated) Health: The race of Covid is now slowing down: infections are growing less (+17%) and hospitalizations are also growing less → https://www.ilsole24ore.com/art/la-corsa-covid-ora-rallenta-crescono-meno-contagi-17percento-e-anche-ricoveri-AFggtUx10:18
BrainstormNew from ProPublica: Clarence Thomas Secretly Participated in Koch Network Donor Events: by Joshua Kaplan , Justin Elliott and Alex Mierjeski ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re [... want %more?] → https://www.propublica.org/article/clarence-thomas-secretly-attended-koch-brothers-donor-events-scotus11:08
BrainstormNew from StatNews: STAT+: Breast cancer drug from AstraZeneca, Daiichi hits goal in late-stage trial: A drug from AstraZeneca tamped down the progression of breast cancer, after the same drug produced underwhelming results in lung cancer. → https://www.statnews.com/2023/09/22/breast-cancer-astrazeneca-daiichi/11:48
BrainstormNew from r/Coronavirus: Coronavirus: U.S. to offer free at-home COVID tests by mail again → https://old.reddit.com/r/Coronavirus/comments/16p6jh0/us_to_offer_free_athome_covid_tests_by_mail_again/12:49
BrainstormNew from EMA: What's new: Medicine: Human medicines European public assessment report (EPAR): Vaxneuvance, pneumococcal polysaccharide conjugate vaccine (adsorbed), Pneumococcal Infections, Date of authorisation: 13/12/2021, Revision: 5, Status: Authorised → https://www.ema.europa.eu/en/medicines/human/EPAR/vaxneuvance13:38
BrainstormNew from BMJ: Ending communicable diseases requires a combined elimination framework: At three high level meetings of the United Nations General Assembly this week, world leaders will re-commit to ending tuberculosis (TB), delivering universal health coverage, and strengthening prevention, preparedness, and response to [... want %more?] → http://www.bmj.com/content/382/bmj.p2181.short14:29
BrainstormNew from r/Coronavirus: Coronavirus: Both Paxlovid, molnupiravir lower COVID Omicron deaths, hospitalizations, studies conclude → https://old.reddit.com/r/Coronavirus/comments/16p9f1h/both_paxlovid_molnupiravir_lower_covid_omicron/15:20
BrainstormNew from ECDC: Communicable disease threats report, 17-23 September 2023, week 38: This issue of the ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Report (CDTR) covers the period 17-23 September 2023 and includes updates on Nipah virus disease, severe floods, COVID-19, West [... want %more?] → https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/publications-data/communicable-disease-threats-report-17-23-september-2023-week-3815:30
BrainstormNew from BMJ Open: Opportunities and challenges for decentralised clinical trials in sub-Saharan Africa: a qualitative study: Introduction Digital health has gained traction in research and development, and clinical decision support systems. The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the adoption of decentralised clinical trials [... want %more?] → http://bmjopen.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/13/9/e07590316:52
BrainstormNew from EMA: What's new: Medicine: Human medicines European public assessment report (EPAR): Spikevax (previously COVID-19 Vaccine Moderna), COVID-19 mRNA vaccine,elasomeran,elasomeran / imelasomeran,elasomeran / davesomeran,andusomeran, COVID-19 virus infection, Date of authorisation: 06/01/2021, Revision: 40, [... want %more?] → https://www.ema.europa.eu/en/medicines/human/EPAR/spikevax17:02
BrainstormNew from r/COVID19: COVID19: Covid 'stay at home' warning issued after new strain detected in Britain → https://old.reddit.com/r/COVID19/comments/16pcq5x/covid_stay_at_home_warning_issued_after_new/17:13
BrainstormNew from ClinicalTrials.gov: (news): SA55 Injection: a Potential Therapy for the Prevention and Treatment of COVID-19 → http://classic.clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT0605046017:33
LjLthis week Italy's curve seems to be flattening a little... not sure how much it is an artifact18:22
BrainstormNew from The Atlantic: We Can Finally Do Something About the Third ‘Tripledemic’ Virus: Every fall, when the air turns chilly and the leaves red, pediatric ICUs begin preparing for the onslaught of the virus known as RSV. Not flu, not COVID, but RSV, or respiratory syncytial virus, [... want %more?] → https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2023/09/tripledemic-virus-rsv-vaccine/675417/18:24
BrainstormNew from r/COVID19: COVID19: Prior vaccination promotes early activation of memory T cells and enhances immune responses during SARS-CoV-2 breakthrough infection → https://old.reddit.com/r/COVID19/comments/16pgfli/prior_vaccination_promotes_early_activation_of/19:44
LjLone can hope19:55
BrainstormNew from Marc Veldhoen on Mastodon: (news): Milk anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies, IgA and IgG are produced, and persist 6–8 months following vaccination → https://mastodon.online/@marc_veld/11111058598308680822:06
BrainstormNew from Marc Veldhoen on Mastodon: (news): The discovery of modNTPs capable of maintaining saRNA functionality is a major step towards a deeper understanding of alphavirus transcriptional activity and control and the application of saRNA vaccines, with reduced IFN inflammation. This was tested successfully in mice. → https://mastodon.online/@marc_veld/11111069473027159822:36
BrainstormNew from StatNews: Pfizer RSV vaccine wins CDC recommendation for seasonal use only: Pfizer’s shot to protect infants against respiratory syncytial virus by vaccinating their mothers won a limited recommendation. → https://www.statnews.com/2023/09/22/pfizer-rsv-vaccine-cdc-seasonal-recommendation/23:05

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